Clarkson University, in upstate New York, was the first college in the country to provide every student with a personal computer, a Zenith AT PC. Drexel University, in Philadelphia, was the first university to do the same, only they required all incoming students to buy a Macintosh. This program looks at the changing experience of students and faculty at Clarkson and Drexel as personal computers became an essential "school supply". Shot on location at Drexel and Clarkson. Originally broadcast in 1990.


This movie is part of the collection: Computer Chronicles

Keywords: macintosh; apple; zenith; PC AT; education; college; university

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